Auckland Zoo is usually busy with around 700,000 visitors every year, but lockdown has meant it's stayed closed for almost two months.
During that time, the animals and keepers pretty much only had each other for company.
It’s not just because the visitors weren’t coming, the animals too are susceptible to the virus.
TVNZ1's Sunday gained access on the first day of Alert Level 2 to catch up with the keepers who have been caring for the animals and met some brand new arrivals.
For the full story watch the video above.
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